EHE 215 Resource Package

Brittany McDonald and Stefanie Munro

Grade 3 Health

Outcome USC3.6 Distinguish between examples of real

violence (e.g., schoolyard fights, shaking a baby, bullying) and fictional violence (e.g., cartoons, world wrestling entertainment,

video games) and determine the influence of both on health and well-being.

Scope and Sequence

1. What is Violence? 2. Fictional Violence 3. Video Game Violence 4.What is Bullying? 5. Names/Labels Can Hurt 6. Assumptions and Misconceptions

Activity 1 – What is Violence?Resource: An assortment of books about violence, bullying and abuse a. Develop common and respectful language often used to talk about violence and abuse. b. Reflect on what is known/believed about violence in communities. c. Determine that violence can by physical, emotional, and/or sexual. d. Describe types of violence and abuse including physical (e.g., punching, kicking), sexual (e.g., inappropriate touching), and emotional (e.g., name-calling, exclusion, cyber-bullying).

Activity 2 – Fictional ViolenceResource: A Cartoon Montage and Strategies For Reducing The Impact of Media Violence on Young Children

f. Discuss examples of fictional violence (e.g., movies, video games, cartoons, world wrestling entertainment). g. Investigate the influence of mass media on perceptions of violence (e.g., difficult to distinguish fiction from non-fiction, what is ‘normal’).

Activity 2 – Fictional Violence

“The level of violence during Saturday morning cartoons is higher than the level of violence during prime time. There are 3-5 violent acts per hour in prime time, versus 20-25 acts per hour on Saturday morning.”

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Activity 3 – Violent Video GamesResource: Strategies For Reducing The Impact of Media Violence on Young Children f. Discuss examples of fictional violence (e.g., movies, video games, cartoons, world wrestling entertainment). g. Investigate the influence of mass media on perceptions of violence (e.g., difficult to distinguish fiction from non-fiction, what is ‘normal’).

Activity 4 – What is Bullying?Resource: Building Self Esteem in the Elementary Schools

e. Recognize that physical, sexual, and emotional violence are behaviours that hurt or destroy people, places, or things. i. Recognize violent and non-violent and/or harmful and non-harmful behaviours and the impact on self and others.

Activity 5 – Names/Labels Can HurtResource: Beyond the Hurt RespectED Violence and Abuse Prevention booklete. Recognize that physical, sexual, and emotional violence are behaviours that hurt or destroy people, places, or things. h. Distinguish the effects of violence on the mind, body, and spirit (e.g., fear, bruises, self-doubt, hopelessness). i. Recognize violent and non-violent and/or harmful and non-harmful behaviours and the impact on self and others.

Let’s Talk...

“Instead of popping in a video and expecting the problem to be solved, teachers need to take time out and TALK to us. (Bullying) is a problem that one video can’t fix.” (13 year-old girl).

Activity 6 – Assumptions and Misconceptions

i. Recognize violent and non-violent and/or harmful and non-harmful behaviours and the impact on self and others.

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Assumptions and Misconceptions Activity

Please complete the worksheet based on the assumptions you have about your partner.

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When finished, pair up and discuss “the truth”. Did you learn anything new by having a conversation with your partner?

Your students are watching you.

They are learning even when you are not teaching.

Choose your actions wisely.

Children See. Children Do.Make your influence positive.